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The Widow's Mite, the Preacher and Funk

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - December 31, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Dr. Isaac Funk gets a dressing down from a spirit.  A widow make a donation and maybe its proof of the paranormal. Support the Show.

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Legends of the Fall: Amy Ferebee

Open Channel - December 16, 2022 19:48
Amy Ferebee epitomizes the term"Legend" in local music circles. For fifty years, she's been a mainstay in Southeastern Virginia- performing at local venues, festivals, and opening for national touring acts. When not performing, she shares her talent as a teacher, helping to further fuel the regio...

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Legends of the Fall: Roy Muth

Open Channel - November 03, 2022 18:44
Roy Muth is a veteran, musician, and educator. He performed with the US Navy Band and, after settling in Hampton Roads, became a sought after local artist, performing in countless local bands, as well as working with National Touring Acts that stopped in the region. He’s shared stages with Moto...

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National Liberty Museum

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - October 21, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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National Liberty Museum

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - October 21, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Lying in bed

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - October 19, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Halloween schemes

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - October 13, 2022 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Legends of The Fall Woody Norvell

Open Channel - September 23, 2022 14:34
Hampton Roads has been a fertile ground for outstanding musicians. Many were pioneers in their genre. Gary US Bonds, Gene Vincent, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bill Deal, all hailed from the region. And there were others too- The Phelps Brothers, Pearl Bailey, Bob Zentz, Bruce Hornsby, Tommy Newsome, an...

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Title IX: Fifty Years Later

Open Channel - August 31, 2022 18:48
Jan Trombly came to Old Dominion to play basketball for the famed Lady Monarchs when they were the premier women's basketball program in the nation. ODU won back to back national championships in 1979 and 1980. The best players in the game flocked to ODU, creating a legacy that today, over forty ...


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The Duckworth Mystery

Open Channel - August 01, 2022 18:50
In 1972, legendary former Norfolk Mayor Fred Duckworth was found murdered just feet from one of the city's busiest corridors. Police spent years trying to solve the crime. They never did. Fifty years later, WHRO's Barry Graham remembers the case.


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Gay Rights in Hampton Roads Part 2

Open Channel - June 24, 2022 18:02
By the mid 1970s, White Flight was ravaging Norfolk. The LBGTQ community took notice. Ghent became a safe haven and was often referred to as a "Gay Ghetto." Several businesses catering to gay clientele opened in downtown. However, as the gay community became more visible, it also came under...

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Hampton Roads Pride Part 1

Open Channel - June 16, 2022 18:20
June is Pride Month, complete with festivals, parades, government proclamations, and seemingly, rainbow flags everywhere. Corporate support for gay rights is now standard. Representatives from major corporations march in Pride Parades while others, like Starbucks and its “Pride Cup” offer specif...

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Motherhood and Mental Health

Open Channel - June 06, 2022 16:38
According to The Blue Dot Project, depression and anxiety impact 1-in-5 pregnant and postpartum people. That’s 20%. The first week of May is Maternal Mental Health week. In the month where we honor the maternal figures in our life, it’s important to remember that not only does it take a village ...

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Ken Wright

Open Channel - February 17, 2022 05:00
Ken Wright is the head of the local Buffalo Riders, a group of black cowboys who pay homage to the Buffalo soldiers - the African American cavalry and infantry units. Wright is also an artist. Barry Graham spoke to Wright about his work with the group and his art in November. In this episode of O...

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Edgar Cayce: Enlightening the Shore

Open Channel - February 10, 2022 17:54
If you’ve lived in the Virginia Beach area for a while you’re probably familiar with Edgar Cayce, also called “The Sleeping Prophet.” Jessica Newell is an archivist at the Edgar Cayce Center, which was built on Cayce’s decades of work. For this episode of Open Channel, WHRV's Jordan Christie visi...

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Thelma Peterson: "Of Salt & Sand"

Open Channel - February 03, 2022 14:03
Thelma Peterson is a musician and visual artist who lives on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Her music and art celebrate the natural beauty of the Eastern Shore—and she has a new CD that’s raising money to help protect it. The title of the album is “Of Salt and Sand,” and proceeds go to the Barrier Isl...

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Commentary: Not Quitting Falcon Squad

Open Channel - January 19, 2022 15:47
The last couple of years has had a strange effect on many of us. WHRV's Gina Gambony is no exception. For this episode of Open Channel, she reflects on a new hobby she acquired quite unexpectedly ….

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Commentary: Not Quitting Falcon Squad

Open Channel - January 19, 2022 15:47
The last couple of years has had a strange effect on many of us. WHRV's Gina Gambony is no exception. For this episode of Open Channel, she reflects on a new hobby she acquired quite unexpectedly ….

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Derelict Vessels in Virginia Waters

Open Channel - December 17, 2021 13:05
Just adjacent to First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach sits Broad Bay. Legend has it Blackbeard used to hide among its inlets. Anchored just off the shoreline sits a sinking boat – a potential environmental disaster. WHRV’s Barry Graham spoke with retired naval officer and boater Mike Prov...

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Marie Osmond has a new album--and visits Norfolk for "A Symphonic Christmas"

Open Channel - December 13, 2021 13:56
It turns out superstar performer Marie Osmond is … a little bit opera. Her new album, called “Unexpected,” was released last week, featuring popular selections from the songbooks of opera and Broadway. And Osmond will be in Norfolk on Monday, December 13 performing “A Symphonic Christmas” with ...

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Danny Epperson Remembers Mal Vincent

Open Channel - December 02, 2021 14:33
The world lost a big personality who lived among us in Hampton Roads. Film critic Mal Vincent passed away on Saturday night, November 27 at the age of 83. On this episode of “Open Channel,” WHRO’s Jordan Christie offers a remembrance of Mal from the perspective of one of his good friends and prod...

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The Buffalo Riders

Open Channel - November 12, 2021 20:29
Locals Anthony Sutton and Ken Wright have formed the Buffalo Riders who pay tribute to the legendary Buffalo Soldiers who helped the US to settle the West and, to the Black Cowboys who have been often overlooked in US History.

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The 1922 Roma Airship Disaster

Open Channel - November 12, 2021 20:18
On Norfolk's Little Creek Road is historical marker KV-9 which marks the location of the 1922 crash of the Airship Roma. At the time, it was the greatest aeronautical disaster in the nation claiming 34 lives.

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The legacy of Grace Sherwood, the alleged "Witch of Pungo"

Open Channel - October 28, 2021 14:00
Most of us know Witchduck Road for construction, traffic, and eminent domain, but it actually has a much deeper history that dates back more than 300 years.

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Our Tribe

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - September 22, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Night at The Paranormal Museum

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - September 15, 2021 18:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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The Road to Atlantis

Paranormal Universe with Kathy Kelly - September 15, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
The paranormal world is more than ghosts and cryptids. It is also strange and unusual history and events.  Plato wrote of a massive and technologically advanced civilization that occupied a large landmass, a continent that existed thousands of years before his own time.  This means it existed lo...

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